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MTA: No logo needed on religious head gear
years of bitter legal battles that started after the 9/11 terror attacks. A settlement between workers and New York City Transit , run by the state Metropolitan Transportation Authority , was announced yesterday. "This was the back-of-the-bus solution," said Read more »
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NYC colleges, including NYU, to expand
part of an agreement with the city, NYU and eight academic and commercial partners will turn the derelict former New York City Transit headquarters at 370 Jay St. into the gleaming Center for Urban Science and Progress. The institute will focus on researching Read more »
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MTA names new top spokesman
in shaping our message as we move forward."Lisberg will lead a team of nine media relations employees at New York City Transit , the Long Island Rail Road , Metro-North Railroad and MTA Bridges and Tunnels. Information about his salary was not available Wednesday. Read more »
Around the web
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New York allows headgears for Muslim, Sikh
NEW YORK: Muslim and Sikh employees of New York's transport system can now wear religious headgear freely, without attaching a government agency logo to them, in a major legal victory after uniform curbs were imposed following the 9/11 attacks. The US ju 5/31/12 from Times of India Read more »
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Implementation of S79 Select Bus Service on Hylan Boulevard
Senator Golden would like to share the attached information regarding the implementation of the S79 Select Bus Service on Hylan Boulevard that has been received from the New York City Transit. Please contact my office with questions or concerns. 5/31/12 from New York Senate Read more »
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Paying too much attention to fare-beating dollars
Hand-wringing over subway and bus fare-beaters seems to be one of those annual traditions in New York City. This year, with the City Council pressuring the MTA over its lack of dollars and authority board members seeking to squeeze out as much money as p from Second Ave. Sagas Read more »
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NY transit accepts religious headwear
New York City’s transit system has agreed to allow Sikh and Muslim employees to wear religious head coverings in public, such as while operating buses and subways, as part of a legal settlement filed on Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court. The settlement from Irish Times Read more »
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NY Sikh, Muslim workers allowed religious headwear
A settlement between workers and New York City Transit run by the state Metropolitan Transportation Authority was announced Wednesday. "This was the back-of-the-bus solution," said Amardeep Singh, a Sikh-American community spokesman who compared the agen from Today's Zaman Read more »
